The new Mayor of Hover City has outlawed video games amongst other kinds of entertainment, anyone who gets caught enjoying themselves is sentenced to hard labour. You\’re playing on the side of the gamers, the side of a resistance hoping to get citizens their consoles back, after infiltrating high-security zones, divert cops, disrupt propaganda and more.

There will also be challenges, either against NPCs or other characters in multiplayer mode, you\’ll need to prove your skills with regards to speed, tricks, agility, hacking ability and such.

The game clearly shows signs of inspiration from games such as Jet Set Radio and Mirrors Edge, but any SEGA fans will also be glad to hear the soundtrack is being provided by Jet Set composer Hideki Naganuma. Hover is currently being created in Unity for PS4, Xb1, PC and Wii U and is expected to arrive towards the end of 2014.

I’m the Developer Liaison at Nintendo Enthusiast, and when I’m not working my butt off at the toy store I manage, I’m talking with developers from around the world, promoting crowd-funding campaigns, conducting interviews and also offering advice and support to developers looking to bring their games to Wii U & 3DS.

Caught my interest, but I'll need to see more. I hope the entire city isn't this colorful 100 percent of the time. I'm all for artistic impression and vivid visuals, but it feels like a nonstop LSD trip would get old fast here.

Caught my interest, but I'll need to see more. I hope the entire city isn't this colorful 100 percent of the time. I'm all for artistic impression and vivid visuals, but it feels like a nonstop LSD trip would get old fast here.